Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Winter Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winter Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Winter Park
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Winter Park:
- 39.887921, -105.778430
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Winter Park
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Grand County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grand County
- Since Winter Park is near Clear Creek County and also Gilpin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clear Creek County
- eBird sighting report for Gilpin County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Winter Park ...
We found five communities that share the name Winter Park.
Within Colorado, the name Winter Park is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Orange County
- This Winter Park is located in Orange County and lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Winter Park that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Winter Park.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Winter Park is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the east of the Winter Park that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Winter Park.
- New Hanover County
- This Winter Park is located in New Hanover County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km] to the east of the Winter Park that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Winter Park.
- Wake County
- This Winter Park is located in Wake County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km] to the east of the Winter Park that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Winter Park.
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Winter Park is located in Sumter County and lies 1,454 miles [2,340 km]<1> to the east of the Winter Park that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Winter Park.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winter Park ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- American City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Apex ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Elkdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Clear Creek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <3>
- Grand Island ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Grand Island is located in Boulder County
- Hideaway Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideaway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Park
- Hideaway Park is located in Grand County
- Maryvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Nugget
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Yankee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Winter Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Winter Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winter Park and extending to:
- Hot Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Grand County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winter Park to Hot Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,651 miles [12,313.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,586 miles [8,989.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Winter Park: www.winterparkgov.com/
The official website for Grand County: www.co.grand.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winter Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winter Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8879, Longitude: -105.7784 In this case, the coordinates for Winter Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Winter Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.135 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.768 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.387 degrees. |